Archive for the 'Up All Night' Tag Under 'The Watcher' Category

NBC announced its mid-season schedule Monday, and while it contained no big surprises, one of the non-surprises somehow came as a shock to fans of "Community": The show isn't included in the January lineup.

I'm not going to put down the "Community" community. It isn't the Watcher's favorite comedy, but it is a heck of a lot funnier than "Whitney," and as Rod Serling taught us long ago, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

On the other hand, we knew going into the fall that NBC had one too many Thursday night comedies, and something had to go whenever "30 Rock" got around to returning. As the lowest rated comedy - not just on NBC but all of network prime time - "Community" was the obvious choice.

There is some good news: NBC refuses to say that "Community" is cancelled and instead will be back at some undetermined future date and time. If it does come back, the Watcher is betting it will be on Wednesday nights. NBC is moving "Whitney" to 8:30 Wednesdays, following "Are You There, Chelsea?" another "autobiographical" comedy, this one starring Chelsea Handler. "Whitney" started strong in the ratings but has been withering lately. I'm guessing the move might kill it.

"Up All Night," the promising comedy starring Will Arnett and Christina Applegate, moves to Thursdays.